Loyola Marymount University Digital Collections

- [Edward Pierce letter to Los Angeles County Superintendents, June 26, 1902]
- Teachers--California--Los Angeles; Teachers colleges--California--Los Angeles; Kindergarten teachers--Training of;
- A letter, typewritten on letterhead from the State Normal School in Los Angeles, CA, and embossed with the school's crest. The letter confirms that Mary Workman has completed the Kindergarten Course in the State Normal School at Los Angeles.
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [William E. Corr letter to Mary J. Workman, 1917 May 6]
- Social settlements--California--Los Angeles; Settlement houses--Social aspects--California--Los Angeles;
- A two page letter dated May 6, 1917 from William Corr to Mary J. Workman on letterhead from St. Patrick's Rectory in Fall River, Massachusetts. The letter mentions that the writer misses California, describes a visit to New York, and mentions the...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- Panel - Social Welfare in Los Angeles, 1900-1924
- Catholic action--California--Los Angeles; Social justice--Religious aspects--Catholic Church; Social settlements--California--Los Angeles; Settlement houses--Social aspects--California--Los Angeles; Public service organizations--California--Los...
- A typewritten copy of a meeting agenda, possibly composed by Margaret Workman, including a speech on the history of social settlements, especially Brownson Settlement House, in Los Angeles between 1900-1924. The agenda first introduces three...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Bishop John J. Cantwell letter to Mary Julia Workman, 1918 March 11]
- Settlement houses--California--Los Angeles; Social settlements--California--Los Angeles; Public service organizations--California--Los Angeles; Community service--California--Los Angeles; Charitable organizations--California--Los Angeles;
- A typewritten letter on letterhead from the Diocese of Monterey and Los Angeles, from Bishop John J. Cantwell to Mary J. Workman, dated March 11, 1918. The Bishop mentions that he will be bringing two Sisters of the Holy Family from San Francisco...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- Mulholland Drive and Franklin Canyon, near Los Angeles, Calif.
- Roads--California--Los Angeles; Mountain roads--California--Los Angeles; Canyons--California--Los Angeles;
- A view looking out over Mulholland Drive and Franklin Canyon in Los Angeles, California. The road is unpaved dirt and gravel, and winds sharply through the hills.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Glendale Sanitarium grounds in winter.
- Hospitals--California--Glendale; Sanatoriums--California--Glendale; Landscape gardening--California--Glendale;
- A view of the landscaped gardens on the grounds of the Glendale Sanitarium. A man and a woman sit on a bench under a large palm tree. Other people are seen on two benches in the distance. A path winds through the grounds. A tree with no leaves...
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Glendale Sanitarium and Hospital, Glendale, Calif.
- Hospitals--California--Glendale; Sanatoriums--California--Glendale;
- Angled view of the Glendale Sanitarium and Hospital located at the end of a landscaped yard and driveway. The Verdugo Mountains are in the background, right.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California
- Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Owens Valley; Protest movements--California--Owens Valley;
- Band of musicians in front of Alabama Gates of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Children surround musicians. Western star Tom Mix, shooting a movie in the nearby Alabama Hills, supposedly sent a band to the Gates in support of the occupiers. ...
- America's West
- Los Angeles, Biltmore, Pershing Square, Los Angeles, California.
- Parks--California--Los Angeles; Fountains--California--Los Angeles; Public art--California--Los Angeles; Hotels--California--Los Angeles;
- Biltmore Hotel fronted by Pershing Square; paths leading to fountain; people strolling and sitting on benches; trees, flowers, and foliage; American flag on flagpole rises above trees; city buildings in background.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Auditorium Hotel, Auditorium Theatre, California Club, and Apartment House District from Pershing Square, Los Angeles, Cal.
- Parks--California--Los Angeles; Fountains--California--Los Angeles; Public art--California--Los Angeles; Hotels--California--Los Angeles;
- Bird's eye view of park and surrounding buildings; fountain, trees; people strolling; American flag on flagpole rises above trees; foothills in background.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Panoramic View of Central Park from Broadway & Fifth St. Showing Central Park in Center, Los Angeles, Cal.
- Parks--California--Los Angeles; Fountains--California--Los Angeles; Public art--California--Los Angeles;
- Bird's-eye view of downtown with apartment houses, commercial buildings, and churches; rooftops; sign on building in foreground reads "Fowler Bros."; foothills in background.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Looking Southwest Across Pershing Square and South on Hill St., Los Angeles, Calif.
- Parks--California--Los Angeles; Fountains--California--Los Angeles; Public art--California--Los Angeles; Electric railroads--California--Los Angeles;
- Bird's-eye view of Hill Street, Pershing Square, and buildings bordering the park, including the Biltmore Hotel in the left corner, with the Pacific Mutual Building to the right; fountain in center of park; American flag on flagpole rising above...
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Looking up Hill Street from Pershing Square, Snow Capped Mountains in the Distance, Los Angeles, Cal.
- Parks--California--Los Angeles; Fountains--California--Los Angeles; Public art--California--Los Angeles; Electric railroads--California--Los Angeles;
- Bird's-eye view of park, fountain, paths, buildings; looking north on Hill street; automobiles and streetcars; people in park, on sidewalk, and crossing street; sign on building on Hill, north of the park reads: Hotel Clark 555 Rooms; across from...
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Los Angeles, Biltmore, Pershing Square showing Philharmonic Auditorium and California Club, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Parks--California--Los Angeles; Fountains--California--Los Angeles; Public art--California--Los Angeles; Hotels--California--Los Angeles;
- Bird's-eye view of path running NE/SW through center of Pershing Square; central fountain; trees and lawn; people strolling; park is bordered by buildings;a flagpole with the American flag rises above the trees; to the left of the park, on Olive,...
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Central Park, Los Angeles, Cal.
- Parks--California--Los Angeles; Fountains--California--Los Angeles; Public art--California--Los Angeles; Electric railroads--California--Los Angeles;
- Bird's-eye view of Pershing Square, paths to fountain, fountain, and trees in foreground; flagpole with American flag rises above trees; automobiles and streetcars on Hill; view of Philharmonic Audiorium and California Club on Fifth; Philharmonic...
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California
- Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Owens Valley; Protest movements--California--Owens Valley;
- Bishop, California ranchers releasing water from the Alabama Gates of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. This photograph may have been taken during the initial stages of the occupation since the water is flowing strongly. Photographer's inscription at...
- America's West
- [Panelists on "Social Welfare in Los Angeles" at Mount St. Mary's College]
- Catholic universities and colleges--California--Los Angeles;
- Black and white photograph of two men and five women standing on a set of steps at Mount St. Mary's College. Typewritten on the reverse of the photo is, "Mount St. Mary's College, February 19, 1947. Front Row, Left to Right: Bessie Stoddart,...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- Big Pine Canal. Los Angeles City Illegal Diversion Ditch
- Water rights--California--Big Pine; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Irrigation--California--Big Pine; Land use, Rural--California--History; Irrigation--Canals--California--Big Pine;
- Diversion ditch from Big Pine Canal, most likely illegally cut by City of Los Angeles employees in August 1924. The ditch is now filled in, and the Big Pine Canal (background, lined with brush) was no longer in use a source of irrigation water for...
- America's West
- Big Pine Canal. Los Angeles City Illegal Diversion Ditch
- Water rights--California--Big Pine; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Irrigation--California--Big Pine; Land use, Rural--California--History; Irrigation--Canals--California--Big Pine;
- Diversion ditch from Big Pine Canal, most likely illegally cut by City of Los Angeles employees in August 1924. The ditch is now filled in, and the Big Pine Canal (background, lined with brush) was no longer in use a source of irrigation water for...
- America's West
- Glendale Sanitarium, Glendale, Cal., a Southern California Health Resort
- Hospitals--California--Glendale; Sanatoriums--California--Glendale;
- Exterior view of the Glendale Sanitarium, a large Queen Anne style building, situated on grounds landscaped with flowers, bushes and trees. The Verdugo Mountains are in the background.
- Changing Face of Southern California